Best Frontend First Podcasts (2025)

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The useless useCallback: React performance myths unpacked, with Dominik Dorfmeister (Repeat) 22:55

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6d ago22:55

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In this repeat episode, Dominik Dorfmeister unpacks the pitfalls of React’s useCallback and useMemo, revealing how these hooks often introduce more complexity than performance gains. He explores the promise of the React Compiler, the practical power of the “latest ref” pattern, and strategies to boost code readability and maintainability at scale. …

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Why Astro Is Winning Developers Over with Sagi Carmel - JSJ 697 1:03:58

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In this episode, I sit down with developer and speaker Sagi Carmel to dive deep into Astro, why it’s gaining so much traction, and how it compares to frameworks like Next.js, Nuxt, Remix, and SvelteKit. We explore what makes Astro uniquely powerful — from its server-first approach and island architecture to its simplicity, speed, and ability to int…

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First look at Prisma ORM v7 with Will Madden 23:50

13d ago23:50

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Jack Herrington talks with Will Madden about how Prisma ORM is evolving in v7, including the transition away from Rust toward TypeScript, less magic, and a new Prisma config file for more predictable good DX. They dig into Prisma Postgres, improvements to Prisma Studio, better support for serverless environments, and how JavaScript ORM tools like P…

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The Truth About AI in Everyday JavaScript Development - JSJ 696 1:15:07

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It feels great to finally be back on the mic after a stretch of travel, work, and general chaos, and in this episode we’re diving into a topic that’s been coming up more and more in everyday developer conversations: how to actually use AI in your JavaScript development workflow. This isn’t about adding AI features to your app — it’s about using LLM…

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GitHub’s Octoverse: TypeScript, Copilot, and Open Source Struggles 49:06

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In this episode of PodRocket, Jack and Paige dive into the latest GitHub Octoverse report, covering trends like shipping faster with AI, the dominance of TypeScript as the top language, the rise of AI-generated pull requests, and the concerning drop in code review comments. They unpack the growing role of Copilot, the tension between OSS contributi…

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Speeding up the web with the speculation rules API | Barry Pollard 44:33

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Barry Pollard from the Chrome devrel team joins PodRocket to discuss the speculation rules API, a new browser feature designed to improve web performance through prefetch and pre-render techniques. Barry breaks down the history of speculative loading, contrasts SPA vs MPA behavior, and explains the nuances of hover prefetching, conservative prefetc…

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Guarding the JavaScript Supply Chain: Preventing NPM Attacks with Feross Aboukhadijeh - JSJ 695 1:00:01

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Hey everyone—it’s Steve Edwards here, and in this episode of JavaScript Jabber, I’m joined by returning guest Feross Aboukhadijeh, founder of Socket.dev, for a deep dive into the dark and fascinating world of open source supply chain security. From phishing campaigns targeting top NPM maintainers to the now-infamous Chalk library compromise, we unp…

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Remix v3, React 19.2, H-1B fees and Firefox fanboys 49:49

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This months panel dives into Remix v3 without React, exploring its DIY VDOM framework and manual reactivity approach. We discuss the latest React Foundation governance changes and what React 19.2 brings, from the Activity component to useEffectEvent and server streaming support. The conversation also covers how the proposed H-1B $100,000 fee could …

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Making Monorepos Breakproof with Anton Stoychev - JSJ 694 1:13:36

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In this solo-hosted episode, I (Steve Edwards) dive deep into the world of modern monorepos with special guest Anton Stoychev from Yotpo. Anton shares his journey from the early days of PHP and IE6 nightmares to his current work in front-end infrastructure, performance optimization, and developer tooling. We talk about the challenges of managing de…

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Ripple.js with Dominic Gannaway 31:43

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Dominic Gannaway joins us to talk about Ripple.js, a new TypeScript-first UI framework built with its own templating language and a focus on clarity and reactivity. We explore how Ripple.js handles fine-grained updates through its track and block system, why it avoids global state, and how context plays a key role. Dominic also walks us through the…

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Source maps: how does the magic work? with Nicolo Ribaudo 25:51

1M ago25:51

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Ever wondered how source maps actually work? In this episode, Nicolo Ribaudo, Babel maintainer and TC39 delegate, breaks down how source maps connect your JavaScript, TypeScript, and CSS back to the original code — making debugging, stack traces, and observability smoother in Chrome dev tools. We dive into how source maps help in both development a…

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WASM 3.0 with Andreas Rossberg 40:11

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Andreas Rossberg unpacks WASM 3.0, covering new capabilities like garbage collection, exception handling, tail calls, and support for 64-bit addressing with multiple memories. The discussion explores deterministic profiles following relaxed sim, WebAssembly’s capability-based security model, and advances in sandboxing and module design. Andreas con…

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Spec-Driven Development and the Future of AI IDEs with AWS’s Kiro - JSJ 693 43:55

2M ago43:55

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In this episode of JavaScript Jabber, I sit down with AWS’s Clare Liguori and Erik Hanchett to talk about Kiro, a brand-new AI-powered IDE that’s reimagining the way developers build software. We dive into how Kiro takes “AI-assisted coding” to a new level through spec-driven development — a process that focuses on defining requirements and collabo…

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Semantic HTML still matters with Jono Alderson 26:52

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Jono Alderson joins the podcast to discuss why semantic HTML still matters today. He shares how thoughtful markup can improve accessibility and performance, from using the picture tag and responsive images to optimizing with content-visibility CSS. The conversation dives into common pitfalls like div soup, the shift toward more template-centric des…

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State of CSS in 2025 with Adam Argyle and Kevin Powell 43:26

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In this episode of PodRocket, Adam Argyle and Kevin Powell discuss the results of the latest State of CSS survey and share how new capabilities like functions, mixins, nesting, and container queries are changing the way developers approach styling. We dive into the ongoing conversation around Tailwind and pre-processors, and look at the practical i…

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Modern JavaScript Testing: Integration, Contract Testing & AI Tools - JSJ 692 1:06:28

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In this episode of JavaScript Jabber, I sit down with Dan Shapir and our special guest, Yoni Goldberg, to dive deep into the ever-evolving world of JavaScript testing. Yoni, a consultant who’s worked with over 40 organizations to refine developer workflows, shares valuable lessons learned from helping teams design efficient and reliable tests. We e…

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Google’s antitrust win, AI mandates, npm attacks and robots.txt 41:10

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Unpacking the NPM supply chain attacks with Feross Aboukhadijeh 40:09

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The Comeback of RPC: SolidJS, TanStack, and the Future of JavaScript Frameworks with Ryan Carniato & Tanner Linsley - JSJ 691 1:29:52

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In this episode of JavaScript Jabber, I sit down with Ryan Carniato, creator of SolidJS, and Tanner Linsley, the force behind TanStack, for a deep-dive conversation on the resurgence of Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) in modern web development. We explore why RPC is making a comeback, how frameworks like Solid, TanStack, and others are shaping the way…

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The useless useCallback: React performance myths unpacked, with Dominik Dorfmeister (Repeat) 22:55

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Why Astro Is Winning Developers Over with Sagi Carmel - JSJ 697 1:03:58

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First look at Prisma ORM v7 with Will Madden 23:50

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The Truth About AI in Everyday JavaScript Development - JSJ 696 1:15:07

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GitHub’s Octoverse: TypeScript, Copilot, and Open Source Struggles 49:06

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Speeding up the web with the speculation rules API | Barry Pollard 44:33

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Guarding the JavaScript Supply Chain: Preventing NPM Attacks with Feross Aboukhadijeh - JSJ 695 1:00:01

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Remix v3, React 19.2, H-1B fees and Firefox fanboys 49:49

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Making Monorepos Breakproof with Anton Stoychev - JSJ 694 1:13:36

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Ripple.js with Dominic Gannaway 31:43

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Source maps: how does the magic work? with Nicolo Ribaudo 25:51

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WASM 3.0 with Andreas Rossberg 40:11

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Spec-Driven Development and the Future of AI IDEs with AWS’s Kiro - JSJ 693 43:55

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Semantic HTML still matters with Jono Alderson 26:52

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State of CSS in 2025 with Adam Argyle and Kevin Powell 43:26

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Modern JavaScript Testing: Integration, Contract Testing & AI Tools - JSJ 692 1:06:28

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Google’s antitrust win, AI mandates, npm attacks and robots.txt 41:10

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Unpacking the NPM supply chain attacks with Feross Aboukhadijeh 40:09

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The Comeback of RPC: SolidJS, TanStack, and the Future of JavaScript Frameworks with Ryan Carniato & Tanner Linsley - JSJ 691 1:29:52